Evaluation of two cortical fraction estimation algorithms for the calculation of dynamic magnetic resonance renograms

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 169-176

  Giele, E L W ^a   De Priester, J A ^b   Blom, J A ^a   Den Boer, J A ^b   Van Engelshoven, J M A ^b   Hasman, A ^c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Contrast enhancement; Dynamic MRI; Kidney; Renograms

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CURVE FITTING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; TISSUE;

CORTICAL FRACTIONS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY MEDULLA; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RENOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0036187318     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2607(01)00119-5     Document Type: Article

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